Plaque dedicated to Rear-Admiral Bedford Pim d. 1886, in St Nicholas Church, Bristol.
Location
St Nicholas Church, Bristol, England
Transcript
'To the / Glory of God / and in remembrance of his servant / Bedford Clapperton Tryvillion Pim / (Rear Admiral of the British Navy) / Who died at Deal, September 30th 1886, aged 61 years / This tablet, together with the central West window was placed / in this church in the Jubilee year of / her most Gracious Majesty's Reign / to perpetuate the memory of one of her most faithful seamen / by the pilots of the British Empire and United States / and as an universal and international tribute of loving respect / and admiration for one, who in the later years of his life / endeared himself to them all by his manly and persistent efforts / to preserve to them their just rights and privileges; as well as to / every other seaman of his Country by his untiring exertions on / their behalf; to promote their moral and social position as well / as their welfare and safety upon the seas. / The North West Passage found! Then eighteen months / The ice-bergs being vast, the gallant ship hemmed in / The staunch Investigator. Her crew plunged in despair / Dragged through the weary days with patience rare / Sad thoughts of home and kin embittered every heart / Sentenced with famine dread, so soon with life to part / No hope - still God protected - On yonder icey rock / A form appears. Is not of fox or bear, the sight doth mock / Breathless, each eye doth strain, each voice is mute / Oh joy - life yet - A brother man! Pim of the Resolute. G. Marshall'
Details
Type: Plaque
Position: Staircase
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Magpie
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Age:
Date of Death: 30/9/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Alongside his extensive contributions to polar exploration, Admiral Pim also served in the Crimea War and later in Britain's ongoing activities in far-Asia throughout the 19th century.
Bibliography: Josephine Teague 'The Missions to Seamen Church and Institute Bristol'.